History

One of the most decorated sides in world football, Boca Juniors influence looms over Argentinian football. Boca was formed by Italian immigrants in 1905. They had been coached by Irish immigrant, Paddy McCarthy, a local boxer, living in the working class Buenos Aires neighbourhood of La Boca and the club was born.
Rapidly Boca grew into the title winning Goliath that is still apparent today. 6 titles were won during the amateur era before 1931 but it was after this, when the game went professional that Boca really excelled. 30 Primera Division titles in total, 6 Copa Libertadores,  4 Recopa Sudamericana, three Intercontinental Cups, 2 Copa Sudamericanas, 1 Copa Oro, 1 Supercopa Sudamericana, 1 Supercopa Masters, one Tie Cup and one Copa de Honor Cousenier. An international record of 18 titles shared with AC Milan shows Boca’s relevance to football in general, not just Argentina.
There are too many great players to list all those that have worn the famous blue and gold of Boca but the club’s leading scorer is Martin Palermo, who netted 236 before his retirement in 2011.
Obviously the great rivalry is with River Plate and the super clasico between the 2 sides is one of the greatest sporting occasions. The rivalry is born out of the fact that both sides originate from La Boca before River moved to the wealthy neighbourhood of  Núñez in 1923. Both clubs dominate football in Argentina and the super clasico is a major event every season.

Founded – 1905
Stadium – Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera)
Capacity – 49,000
Address – Brandsen 805, Buenos Aires
Manager – Carlos Bianchi

Honours

Primera Division – 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1976 Nacional, 1981 Metropolitano, 1992 Apertura, 1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Apertura, 2003 Apertura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2011 Apertura
Copa Argentina – 1969, 2012
Copa Libertadores – 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007
Copa Sudamericana – 2004, 2005
Intercontinental Cup – 1977, 2000, 2003

Current Squad

1	ARG	GK	Agustín Orión
2	ARG	DF	Daniel Díaz
3	ARG	DF	Emanuel Insúa
4	ARG	DF	Leandro Marín
5	ARG	MF	Fernando Gago
6	ARG	DF	Guillermo Burdisso
7	ARG	FW	Juan Manuel Martínez
8	ARG	MF	Pablo Ledesma
9	ARG	FW	Nicolás Blandi
10	ARG	MF	Juan Román Riquelme
11	ARG	MF	Juan Sánchez Miño
12	ARG	GK	Emanuel Trípodi
13	ARG	DF	Nahuel Zárate
14	ARG	DF	Claudio Pérez
15	ARG	DF	Matías Caruzzo

16	ARG	MF	Gonzalo Escalante
17	ARG	FW	Franco Cángele
18	ARG	FW	Emanuel Gigliotti
19	ARG	MF	Jesús Méndez
20	ARG	MF	Leandro Paredes
21	ARG	MF	Cristian Erbes
22	URU	MF	Ribair Rodríguez
23	ARG	GK	Sebastián D’Angelo
24	ARG	DF	Alan Aguirre
25	ARG	FW	Claudio Riaño
26	ARG	MF	Diego Rivero
27	ARG	MF	Federico Bravo
28	ARG	FW	Francisco Di Franco
29	ARG	FW	Joel Acosta